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Gordon K. Bush publisher and Charles H. Harris editor listed as staff. Memberships include American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulation Ohio Newspaper Association Inland Daily Press Association United Press national representation via John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland. Advertising rates available at foreign offices. Obituary and card of thanks notices at nominal charge. Entered at Athens Post Office as second class matter under 1918 act.
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Gordon K. Bush
Charles H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ohio
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ohio Newspaper Association
Inland Daily Press Association
United Press National Representatives
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
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Athens
Future of farming prices and consumer hunger questioned
The piece argues that high hog and grain prices reflect light pork supply and market imbalances. It warns surpluses may follow and prices drop, risking waste and hunger, while consumer costs stay high. It compares farm feeding issues to a leaky roof, urging attention to marketing and food need studies.
Beaumont Model for Traffic Safety Cuts Accidents
Beaumont Texas reduced accidents by 18.1 percent and injuries by 28.7 percent in the first half of 1937 versus 1936, with a 75 percent drop in deaths. Results credited to stricter ordinance enforcement, a no exception policy in court, citizen interest, and observers who report violations without arresting drivers. The piece argues this approach can guide other cities toward safer driving.
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Beaumont
Tex
Hay Fever High Hat Claim Sparks Social Link
Dr Reno Paul, European allergist pioneer, says only cultured people tend to hay fever and allergies, with city dwellers more susceptible than country folk. The idea lacks immediate practical benefit but hints at a link between study, the genus bookworm, and disease.
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Reno Paul
Paul
Japan’s push in the East sparks anger in China and abroad
The piece argues Japan seeks peace but has seized territory in Asia, provoking Chinese resentment as Western influence and modern warfare spread. Returning Americans report Japanese domination efforts in the East, while foreign interests resist Nippon’s growing power and trampling of smaller nations.
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Nippon
Orient
Japan
Pacific
China
Asia
East
Kings Day baseball suit earns royal umpiring course
King Peter II of Jugoslavia receives an American baseball suit and enrolls in an umpiring course. The royal figure aims to apply the training in future matches, potentially boosting his standing against international opposition.
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Jugoslavia
Peter II
Congress Tests Cautious Approach Before Voting
Congress appears to adopt a cautious stance, delaying decisive action on a proposal to seek more time for consideration before voting.
Father Divine's Celestial Olympic Games Fail in Heat
Report notes Father Divine and participants attempted a celestial games event but heat hindered proceedings. Scorers credited the first and final heat to scorching weather, dampening attendance and performance.
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Father Divine
Roosevelt’s Silence on Court Plan Sparks Spat Over Spokesman
Washington recounts the White House episode as Roosevelt comments on the Supreme Court enlargement defeat. Reporters debated whether the remarks came from a true spokesman or an offhand official, with confusion over who spoke and to whom.
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Supreme Court
Roosevelt
White House
Steve Early
Roosevelt Uses Background Remarks With Non Attribution
At Earlys suggestion Roosevelt told reporters at a press conference that remarks given for background can be attributed to him without quotation marks. He accepts responsibility for the sense but not the exact phrasing to allow later written checks. He cited foreign affairs as a frequent case where attribution is not possible.
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Early
Roosevelt
State Department
Roosevelt and Press Conferences Through Five White House Terms
The passage notes a pattern of increasing press restrictions with each president. Wilson started conferences but halted them amid hostile questions and Mexico tensions. Harding revived them but limited questions to written form after a blunder. Coolidge tightened rules, Hoover flirted with liberalization yet ended with strained press relations.
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Roosevelt
White House
Wilson
Mexico
Harding
Washington
Coolidge
Hoover
Roosevelt Ends Restrictions Opens Press Conferences
In 1933 President Roosevelt, advised by Secretary Early, scrapped involved rules and opened press conferences to oral questions. Four years later reporters still bombard him with inquiries on every subject and comments marked off the record receive no use.
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Roosevelt
Secretary Early
Washington’s Sinking Prestige Tests New Roosevelt Push
The article assesses President Roosevelt’s shaken standing after the court plan collapse and analyzes how he must prove strength anew with a stronger wage hour bill. It notes Congress will be adjourned for a period allowing a fireside chat strategy to rebuild influence, with hostile lawmakers at home.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate Labor Committee
Roosevelt aides at the center of a court fight dispute
The opposition targets Roosevelt aides Tom Corcoran and Ben Cohen in a push to thwart Roosevelt by claiming a court victory. Senator Burt Wheeler claims Corcoran warned administration forces would win with tactics learned from Wheeler. Corcoran, responding for the first time in Washington, questions Wheeler's claim and cites Joe Robinson's death as the only trick he knows.
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Roosevelt
Tom Corcoran
Ben Cohen
Burt Wheeler
Montana
Corcoran
Cohen
Wheeler
Washington
Hoover
Joe Robinson
Landmark magazine weighs US UK court crisis and Lords power
The Landmark notes America trails Britain in political evolution and cites the Supreme Court crisis as a parallel to the House of Lords’ clout. It recalls calls to “pack” the Lords and mentions John W. Davis, an American president of the English-Speaking Union and Morgans advocate.
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Landmark
CIO
America
Britain
Supreme Court
House of Lords
Mr. Asquith
Pack
John W. Davis
Michigan inmate studies law to inspire aspiring lawyers
A Michigan man, sent to prison, pursued legal studies to master his craft and set an example for future lawyers to know their profession inside and out.
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Michigan
The Public Forum on Martin L Davey and labor conflict
A signed column denounces Martin L Davey linking him to Roosevelt era politics and labor strife. The writer accuses him of hypocrisy and betraying democracy, claims muscle men shake down workers, and vows to organize the steel industry despite opposition from Davey and his allies.
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the Messenger
Martin L. Davey
Roosevelt
Davey
Bratherskite
CLO
Kent
Portsmouth
Hopkins
Paulson
Lewis
The
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National Guard
District Tales of Long Ago in Athens County
The piece profiles longtime Athens figures Morris Norton and Henry O Bleness and their roles in local government business and Civil War service. Morris served as sheriff legislator congress probate judge and promoted the Hocking Canal. Norton led banking in Athens and fought with the First and Seventh Ohio units. O Bleness built major Athens projects including City Hall courthouse university and state hospital facilities.
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Calvary Morris
Athens County
Kanawha
West Virginia
Leonard Jewett
Athens
Morris
House
Senate
Hocking Canal
Congress
Augustus Norton
First National Bank of
Ohio University
First
Ohio Infantry
Seventh
Ohio Cavalry
First National Bank
Athens National Bank
Sarah Putnam
Henry O'Bleness
Holland
America
Manhattan Island
Ohio
Marietta
Athens State Hospital
City Hall
Birthday celebrations and visits in local towns
Miss Louise Banks returned from a visit with Miss Jean Willison in Columbus. Friends gathered at the Barnhills to celebrate Mrs. Barnhill’s birthday. Virginia Goldsberry honored at a party. Mrs. J. H. Rood and daughter Marjorie of Rogers Ark. were guests of the Crosses. Mrs. Laird Dean of Fredericks town returned home after days with her mother Mrs. H. T. Lee.
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Louise Banks
Jean Willison
Columbus
W. J. Barnhill
E. W. Goldsberry
Virginia
J. H. Rood
Marjorie, Rogers
Ark
Frank Cross
Dr Ng Poon Chew Speaks at Athens Chau Tauqua
Twenty years ago Dr Ng Poon Chew founder of Chinese journalism in America delivered a talk at the Athens Chau tauqua, highlighting his role in Chinese American press and advocacy.
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Ng Poon Chew
America
Athens Chautauqua
City appoints E. J. Jones solicitor after Johnson resignation
Mayor O. F. Rowland named E. J. Jones city solicitor following the resignation of Samuel M. Johnson. The move places Jones in the legal office of the municipal government.
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E. J. Jones
O. F. Rowland
Samuel M. Johnson
Entertaining Guests in Bowling Green
Miss Mary Fulton entertained Miss Jeannette Coen in Bowling Green with a social gathering.
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Mary Fulton
Jeannette Coen
Bowling Green
Mrs C L Poston Visits Pomery Guests Reed Family
Mrs C L Poston traveled to Pom eroy to be hosted by Mr Curtis Reed and Mrs Reed during a brief visit.
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C. L. Poston
Pomeroy
Curtis Reed
Mrs A P Linscott Visits Son in Akron
Mrs A P Linscott of Canaanville traveled to Akron to visit her son, details not provided.
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A. P. Linscott
Canaanville
Akron
Kidney Stones A Longtime Medical Mystery Explained
An article reviews kidney and bladder stones, noting that they arise from salt deposits and infections, with factors like diet and bed rest influencing formation. It cites higher incidence in men, possible links to kidney drainage when bedridden, and notes abnormalities of the kidneys can contribute.
Gone With the Sundown Poem by Annie McIntyre Barto
A poem from Annie McIntyre Barto of Nelsonville Ohio describes building a dream castle from morning rose dew sun gold and fragrant roses that fades with the western sundown. The verse ends with the castle dissolving to ashes as twilight fades the day.
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Annie McIntyre Bartoe
Nelsonville
Ohio
Rights to organize amid calls for industrial peace
John Ponn of Glouster Ohio argues that industrial peace depends on workers' constitutional right to organize and urges opponents to avoid divider tactics that risk bitter factions and forebode sinister outcomes.
Love and Betting Rivalry at Saratoga Hopeful
Carol Clayton loves Duke Bradley while repaying her late father’s debt by betting on horse races. Hartley Madison and Duke Gordon scheme as Moon Ray and Lightning clash in a tense photo finish after last minute jockey switches.
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Carol Clayton
Hartley Madison
Duke Bradley
Duke
Hartley
Moon Ray
Lightning
Carol
Duke Gordon
Acegone
Moon Bay
Kelly
Dire
Duke Wins Heart as Lightning Claims the Prize
In a crowded betting room Duke, calm amid chaos, learns Carol will marry him after confessing love. Hartley Madison consoles Carol and forgives her, while the crowd erupts as Lightning wins, sealing Duke and Carol’s happy ending.
Cake racket tale shakes Pasadena crowd
The Pasadena police report a new cake racket scheme where residents were urged to pay 12 dollars for a year’s supply of monthly cakes. The funds were said to aid underprivileged children, but authorities could not confirm if profits reached the intended beneficiaries.
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Pasadena
Cal
Hindu girl cleared in Surat murder case
A 14 year old girl from Surat, India, was acquitted of kidnapping and murder. Prosecutors alleged she and her mother practiced witchcraft and abducted two village girls to gain skills. One victim was killed with a scythe. the other was later found alive.
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Surat
India
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